I don't think flannery is great but he is by far the best 2nd row at the club, so i'd keep him.

Meli has done ok in the centre but i wouldn't like him there every week, he will get caught out in defence. I'd have a look round and see what players are avaiable that aare real centres.

I heard we are talking to a manley winger.

Look. Bryn should stay, so just I have someone to dribble over.

If you want a prop to run his blood to water and tackle anything that moves, he's your guy. He won't make 1,000,000 meters a minute, or make every tackle, but he'll take the load of Anny.

And look damned sexy while doing it.

La Brynolution lives on!

You have forgotten Ste Tyrer his contract is up at the end of the year.



It's annoying when fans forget about the young players coming in. There is little point in having "one in, one out" if we are producing our own. This annoys our chairman also. Looking at Quins and Cas the club does well to keep hold of them.
Also unlike Wigan, for example, we actually give them spots in the first team rather than signing some Melbourne Storm fringe players.

I guess it is likely we will keep either Meli or Flannery to cover the backline. I see little point in keeping both.

i meant, ala cloughy he's a back rower who could do a job at prop if we were short because of injuries etc, IMO ashurst is just a backrower

Clough is the guy we should be looking to keep here. Not too fussed about the others, all replaceable.

I think there is direct correlation between us not recruiting quality senior players on a 1 for 1 basis and us not winning a damn thing in recent years.

You mean one year? We still qualified for the Grand Final last year and have reached the Challenge Cup Semi Final two years on the bounce.

I've no great concerns replacing squad players and players who are replaceable with some of the younger players and a few external recruits, it's when we start releasing and selling the key players that I'll be overly concerned.

People go on about Warrington, but what kids have they got coming through? Their best players are in their 30's, they'll have to recruit a helluva lot of quality players in the next few years or start bringing the kids through fast. Our best players are Roby, Graham, Pryce and Eastmond, the majority in their early 20's. Get them signed up long term and we'll be fighting at the top for years to come.

Can't you just keep Ade Gardner, he's pretty Manly.

Indeed he is.

Tony Williams


I'd be looking to keep Meli and Flannary. If not I hope we've got a top class winger and centre/second rower (depending on where Soliola will play) plus LMS for next season. If all rumours are to be believed though, we're gonna be short on numbers next season.

Just seen tony Williams on NRL fulltime on sky, he walked all over billy slater to score a try.

I've heard he's being released, but don't take that as gospel.

So do you lot reckon Flannery would be a good signing for us?

Personally, I don't think he's lived up to his billed reputation over here, but admittedly i've only seen him vs Bradford and on SKY.

Legohead will add experience and a cool head to your side.

He is a classy player. Would add a good couple of years to Bradford if he went.

I thought you were looking pretty good next year, but after reading through this thread and if much of it comes true you will in my opinion be in a weaker position.

But hey hoe it's only rumor at present.

Come on admit it.
you would love it if this was the case.

I honestly don't think Flannery will leave. I think a lot of the rumours are based purely on Potter going to Bradford.

You got me.

Can you not just go now and save us all the pain?

For me there are only 3 must keeps in our entire squad and thats Roby, Graham and Eastmond.

What worries me much more is that before we get into thenew stadium we could have lost two of those 3.

Don't agree with that.

I'd be very disappointed indeed if we lost Clough, Gaskell, Puletua, Pryce for starters.

Super Leon and Tony P at least should be added to that, both fine players.

IMO our must keep players are:

Pryce
Eastmond
Roby
Graham
Tony p

They IMO are the only the top class players have in our squad.

The likes of clough, moore, flannery, wello and gidley are ok but nothing special.

I think that our cup run does count as winning something. Just because SKY don't rate the competition doesn't mean we should believe them.

I think there are other reasons for us not dominating the way we did in the past. Mainly the salary cap and the likes of Scully and Jamie Lyon leaving the club. Such players cannot be replaced.